Coal Bin Slats and Access

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Post by gravely800 » Mon. Nov. 16, 2020 3:51 pm

Hi Everyone,

I'm building a coal bin and have some questions about getting my coal out once filled. I have enjoyed looking at all of the pictures posted of member's bins. I plan on finishing getting the rest of the plywood on my bin this week. It's 67" deep (based on what I had for 6x6's, 12 ft wide and 5 ft tall. My thought was to cut 3 access holes in the front and make doors that slide up for access. I have seen the wooden slats used in many bins and thought that's what I would do for the one end to the left that you can see in the second picture. How do you make these and how do they work? They look like 1x4's that are positioned at an angle. I feel dumb asking but do you pull the bottom slat to let the coal out or do you remove the top one and shovel out from the top? Any explanations and pics that you have would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,

Jason

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Post by tcalo » Mon. Nov. 16, 2020 9:39 pm

Try this link...it shows my coal bin build from back in 2014.

Coal Bin Pictures and Designs

As far as the slats go...here’s what I did. I framed out a doorway on one end of the bin. I trimmed down metal wall studs and fastened them to the inside of the doorway to make a channel for decking planks to slide into. They slide down from the top. The two bottom planks are angled in at 45 degrees. They rest on blocks I made from 4x4’s about 6” off the bin floor. The gap helps the coal spill down and allows me to shovel it out from the bottom. When the bin gets too low and the coal won’t flow, I simply pull the slats out and walk in to shovel the rest. I hope this makes sense!

I wish I saw this post earlier. I just disassembled my entire bin. I’m in the process of moving and I’m taking the coal and bin with me.

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Post by gravely800 » Tue. Nov. 17, 2020 5:12 am

tcalo,

Thanks so much for your description, the link, and for including additional pics. It's not only helpful to me now, but to those that are looking for resources in the future. I'm assuming that your design would work with rice coal as well? I think that I may be fabricating something that resembles your design shortly. Mine will be sitting on asphalt so I may come up with something to collect the coal as it comes out. With a bin as good looking as yours, I don't blame you for taking it with you. Good luck on your move and thank you again!

 
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Post by lincolnmania » Tue. Nov. 17, 2020 8:21 am

I'm using 5/4x6's and 2x2's for slats and the track for the slats.

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Post by gravely800 » Tue. Nov. 17, 2020 12:10 pm

Thanks Lincoln, that gives me some more ideas on what to do with the slats. I like both ideas and think that I'm going to try to merge them into one. I'll post some pics once I wrap it all up. I do plan to finish it with T1-11 and some trim and add some metal roofing that I have from an old corn crib.


 
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Post by tcalo » Fri. Nov. 27, 2020 5:20 pm

I finally put my bin back together from the move. Not sure if you built your bin yet, just thought I would share some pictures. Hope it helps!

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Post by gaw » Fri. Nov. 27, 2020 6:38 pm

All the bins I've seen around here just have strips on either side of the acces hole to keep the slats from moving laterally and the coal inside keeps them against the side of the bin. As the coal level goes down it is simple to remove the slats.

 
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Post by gravely800 » Sun. Nov. 29, 2020 7:25 pm

I've continued working and tweaking things on the bin. I decided to use removable slats and a separate slat to pull out that will allow coal to pour out of the bottom if I choose. Right now I'm pulling slats from the top and loading buckets that way. Filled the bin with 4.5 tons of rice last week. So far so good. I got some trim on today and will finish this week.

I was planning on using old corrugated metal roofing but for as perty as the bin is looking I may try to find something that looks nicer. I'm trying to keep my roof simple. Maybe just frame something out that will sit on top with the roof attached to it. Has anyone used that plastic (polycarbonite?) roofing that Depot sells?

Thanks again for the comments, advice, and pictures.

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Post by lincolnmania » Mon. Nov. 30, 2020 4:43 pm

i got some steel roofing that was on my house if you could use a few sheets. it's grey. mom and dad had a roof put on in 2015 and the guy used zero flashing. he flashed everything with silicone caulk. it leaked badly.

 
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Post by gravely800 » Mon. Nov. 30, 2020 8:21 pm

In between the rain I got some trim on. I don't think it looks half bad.

Thanks for the offer Lincoln, you are only a little more than an hour from me, but I'm short on time so I may try to find something else that works. Gotta ask, how did you come up with your user name? Just curious as a I have a 74 Mark IV.

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Post by Hounds51 » Sun. Dec. 20, 2020 8:39 pm

gaw wrote:
Fri. Nov. 27, 2020 6:38 pm
All the bins I've seen around here just have strips on either side of the acces hole to keep the slats from moving laterally and the coal inside keeps them against the side of the bin. As the coal level goes down it is simple to remove the slats.
That's the way I do it.

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